Denver signs former Gator Jarvis Moss to five-year contract

DENVER - The Denver Broncos signed first-round draft pick Jarvis Moss and second-rounder Tim Crowder on Saturday, meaning there will be no holdouts when camp begins Sunday.

According to the Denver Post, the former Gator defensive end signed a five-year contract late Saturday morning. That contract has a maximum value of $15 million and $8 million in guaranteed money, according to ESPN.com. The Broncos selected Moss with the 17th overall pick in the draft.

Of the Broncos' four draft picks, three are defensive linemen, Moss, Crowder and Marcus Thomas (University of Florida). Crowder signed a four-year deal. Neither his agent nor Moss's returned phone messages seeking comment.

VICK CASE: Upper Deck has removed all Michael Vick autographed memorabilia from its online store and will remove the indicted quarterback's trading card from NFL sets that are scheduled to be released in October.

The announcement by the San Diego County company came a day after Nike suspended its lucrative contract with Vick and Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No. 7 jersey. Another trading card company, Donruss, announced it was pulling Vick's likeness from any new packs.

"Of course we appreciate the fact that Mr. Vick is innocent until proven guilty, but the allegations alone have resulted in an outpouring of very strong emotion within our organization and among the collecting community,'' Kerri Stockholm, Upper Deck's director of marketing, said in a statement. "We believe collectors will agree and support this decision as being the best course of action for our football business.''

Items pulled from the online store include autographed footballs, helmets, jerseys and the company's line of "Breaking Through'' pieces. His card will be pulled beginning with the Ultimate Collection Football set.

The latest hit to Vick came two days after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded not guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Richmond, Va. In the indictment, he was accused of sponsoring a gruesome operation that often shot, hanged, drowned or electrocuted losing dogs.

"He has a long way to go,'' Belichick said of the defensive back, whose signing was announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Meriweather, the 24th overall pick, had 91 tackles for the University of Miami last season, his senior year. His best statistical season came the year before, when he had 115 tackles. The 5-foot-11, 200 pound Meriweather finished his college career with seven interceptions.

BENGALS: Cincinnati signed first-round draft pick Leon Hall to a five-year deal, that guarantees him $8.2 million and could be worth $13.6 million overall, his agent said.

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